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    Venue owners have two years to tighten up safety as Martyn’s Law passes Royal Assent

    Owners of sports grounds, theatres and other venues with a capacity of more than 200 should carry out a terrorism evaluation to understand their duties under a new law given Royal Assent.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 04 April 2025

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    Why electric cooking is the future we need

    The way we cook is more than just a matter of taste and convenience – it’s a critical climate, health, safety, and economic issue. Despite the growing momentum toward building electrification, cooking remains one of the last strongholds of fossil fuel reliance in our homes and commercial kitchens.

    By Tushar Nair, Global Cooksafe Coalition on 01 April 2025

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    Skiing company fined after boy killed in tobogganing collision

    An indoor skiing company has been fined £100,000 after a schoolboy at a tobogganing party was killed when he ploughed into a member of staff.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 12 March 2025

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    Let the cameras roll

    Video is one of the most effective ways of providing a safety induction and training, and interactive elements like quizzes and decision-making choices can reinforce learning and knowledge retention.

    By Madeleine Goddard, Shot Blast Media on 17 January 2024

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    Funfair boss jailed after child killed on faulty trampoline

    An operations manager at a funfair company has been jailed after a three-year-old girl died playing on a defective trampoline on a Norfolk beach.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 30 November 2023

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    National Trust says most of its historic sites at risk from climate change

    The National Trust has called on the UK government to introduce new legislation that will recognise the need to adapt buildings, coastlines and countryside to cope with the impacts of climate change.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 21 November 2023

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    Safety behind the spectacle: backstage at the Royal Opera House

    A behind the scenes tour of the Royal Opera House, the iconic building in London’s Covent Garden, was organised by the Women in Health and Safety network. For Safety Management, it was a chance to see what goes into making those magical moments on stage.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 06 November 2023

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    Brain injury in sport: why the House of Commons report falls short

    When a group of MPs (Members of Parliament) call for ‘precaution’ to address an unproven link between an exposure and a disease, it invites applause as well as healthy scepticism. Such a call prompts especially these two questions: (1) are the authors truly interpreting the science in a ‘precautionary’ way?; and (2) are they calling for specific action(s) that truly embody precaution?

    By Professor Adam Finkel, University of Michigan School of Public Health on 14 September 2021